2011
Legislators
U.S. Representative John Mica
7th District of Florida
Representative Linda Harper-Brown
105th District of Texas
State Senator Ryan Mishler
Indiana Senate District 9
Owners
Raymond J. McNeil, PMP, DBIA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Jacob Williams
Assistant Director
County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Works
Karen Leitner
Senior Supervisor, Contracts & Business Services
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
Faculty
Douglas D. Gransberg, P.E., Ph.D., DBIA
Professor and Donald and Sharon Greenwood Chair of
Construction Engineering
Iowa State University
Paul W. Holley
Aderholdt Professor
McWhorter School of Building Science
Auburn University
Joshua Emig
Assistant Professor
School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Auburn University
Student
Krista Morris
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
ISU-DBIA-President
Iowa State University
Industry Practitioner
William R. Heifner
Renier Construction Corporation
2010
Legislator
State Senator Dave Cox
California, 11th District
Since 2004, Senator Dave Cox has represented California’s 1st Senate District. Throughout that time, he championed design-build in the California State legislature, working with DBIA to craft legislation that works for California’s public owners and to promote design-build best practices. His death this past July is a loss to the district he served and to the design-build community in California. Senator Cox authored numerous design-build bills and enjoyed an enviable track record of success in a state that can be resistant to this project delivery method. His legislative accomplishments include expanding designbuild authority for both state and county agencies, reducing minimum budget thresholds for design-build delivery and ending or extending sunset provisions.
Industry Professionals
William G. Hasbrook, Jr., DBIA
Webber, LLC
With more than 35 years in the industry, including decades of design-build experience, Mr. Hasbrook, has worked on both the design and construction sides of nearly every sector including: power, process, commercial, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, heavy/civil, transportation and manufacturing. He has been responsible for projects with a combined total installed cost of greater than $13 billion. Throughout his career, he has consistently advocated for design-build by promoting this project delivery method to state and local government agencies as well as private companies. A member of DBIA since 1993, Mr. Hasbrook has served at the chapter, regional and national levels and is a DBIA approved instructor.
William Reifsteck, DBIA
gkkworks
Mr. Reifsteck has more than 25 years of construction industry experience and has led projects of every size in the industrial, healthcare, higher education and public sectors. Through his work with numerous ENR top design-build and general contractor firms he has developed significant expertise in almost every area of project management. As a result, he is a sought-after consultant on large industrial projects and often works with multi-national construction companies. A national and internationally recognized construction leader, Mr. Reifsteck has authored several significant articles on construction best practices.
Faculty
Dr. Jennifer S. Shane
Iowa State University
Before entering graduate school in Construction Engineering and Management at University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Shane earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. As a graduate student, she joined the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and contributed to projects including the “Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of Design-Build” required by TEA-21. Her 2006 doctoral dissertation explored the development of scope definition in highway design-build projects and her graduate work was honored with the DBIA 2004 Distinguished Leadership Award for Students. Through her teaching and research efforts at Iowa State University, she continues to make significant contributions to the design-build industry. Her papers include “Independent Comparative Evaluation of Design-Build v. Conventional Project Delivery for Municipal Water and Wastewater Facilities” prepared for the Water Design-Build Council and “Construction Project Administration and Management for Mitigating Work Zone Accidents and Fatalities” for the Midwest Transportation Consortium.
2009
Legislative Category
Senator S. Joeseph Simitian
California State Senate, 11th District
Assemblyman Roger Niello
California State Assembly, 5th District
Representative Melissa Hortman
Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Chris Molendorp
Missouri House of Representatives, 123rd District
Industry Professional Category
Peter Tunnicliffe, P.E., DBIA
Senior Vice President
CDM
Brian Flaherty
Senior Vice President/Design-Build National Practice Leader
STV
Scott R. Saunders, P.E., LEED AP
Vice President, Engineering
Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN
Student Category
Catherine Woodworth
Student Chapter President
University of Florida
Owner Category
Tauny G. Woo, P.E., Acting City Engineer
and
Wylie K. Bearup, PE, PhD, Street Transportation Director
City of Phoenix, Arizona
2009 Distinguished Service Awards
Robert J. Hartung, DBIA
Founder and President
ADS LLC
Pioneer Award
Dorwin Thomas, FAIA, MRAIC, DBIA
2008
Brian A. Harry
Iowa State Student Chapter President
Distinguished Leadership, Student
John Hallman
General Motors Corporation (ret.)
Distinguished Leadership, Private Owner
Senator Mike Flood
Nebraska State Legislature
Distinguished Leadership, Legislator
State Representative Cheri Jahn
Colorado House of Representatives
Distinguished Leadership, Legislator
2007
Kelly Strong
Iowa State University
Distinguished Leadership, Faculty
Phillip Gallegos
University of Colorado - Denver and University of New Mexico
Distinguished Leadership, Faculty
Richard Clarke
T-REX Project
Distinguished Leadership
Frederic H. Mulligan
Cutler Associates
Meritorious Service Award
Craig Unger
Unger Security Solutions, Inc.
Meritorious Service Award
Robert J. Scancella
STV Inc.
Meritorious Service Award
Mark Filanc
J. R. Filanc Construction
Meritorious Service Award
2006
Dennis K. Ruth
Auburn University
Distinguished Leadership, Faculty
Jeffery T. Hooghouse
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
2005
Donald R. Frankland
Maryland Army National Guard
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
Albert R. Schweizer
Maryland Army National Guard
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
Marge Fossum
Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
Elizabeth S. Mabry
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
Kerry Healey
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Special Recognition, Legislator
Michael Beard
Minnesota State Representative - District 35A
Special Recognition, Legislator
David C. Long
Indiana State Senator - District 16
Distinguished Leadership, Legislator
Michael Burgess
U.S. House of Representatives - 26th District, Texas
Distinguished Leadership, Legislator
Keith Pedersen
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Special Recognition, Faculty
Lisa Volpe
California Polytechnic State University
Distinguished Leadership, Student
Spencer J. Won
University of Colorado at Boulder
Distinguished Leadership, Student
Barbara J. Jackson
California Polytechnic State University
Distinguished Service Award
Lance G. Simons
The Haskell Company
Distinguished Leadership, Press
David Engdahl
The Haskell Company
Distinguished Leadership, Press
2004
Takis Salpeas
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Distinguished Leadership, Public Owner
C. Nicholas Watry
California Polytechnic State University
Distinguished Leadership, Faculty
Jennifer Shane
University of Colorado, Boulder
Distinguished Leadership, Student
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Special Recognition, Public Owner
Clackamas County, Oregon
Special Recognition, Public Owner
Stephen Cordes
Markets Committee Chair and Water/Wastewater Conference Chair
Distinguished Service Award
Dave Crawford
Creative and dynamic leadership
Appreciation Award
Joe Gose
National Real Estate Investor
Distinguished Leadership, Press
2003
Robert D. Lowry
City of Overland Park, Kansas, Public Works
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
James Di Dia
AT&T
Distinguished Leadership, Private Sector Owner
Darlene Septelka
Washington State University
Distinguished Leadership, Academe
Leslie Kae Peterson
Iowa State University
Distinguished Leadership, Student
Timothy Equels
Fulton County, Georgia, Department of Public Works
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
John Bretzke
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Larry Silver
Contractor Marketing
Distinguished Leadership
John Cross
American Institute of Steel Construction
Distinguished Leadership
2002
Dr. Saed Sadri
Georgia Tech, Building Construction Program
Distinguished Leadership, Academe
Dan Rockhill
University of Kansas
Special Recognition, Academe
Walker Lee Evey
Pentagon Renovation Program
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
Awni Qaqish
Detroit Water and Sewer District
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
Department of General Services, State of California
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Clermont County, Ohio
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Oscar Khoury
City of San Diego Water District
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Dennis Calvert
Korte Construction Co.
Distinguished Leadership
Scott Judy
Southeast Construction
Distinguished Leadership, Press
2001
Kraig Kreikemeier
Manual of Practice - Process Industries
Distinguished Leadership / Special Recognition Award
Barbara Jackson
California Polytechnic State University
Distinguished Leadership, Academe
Darlene Septelka
Washington State University
Special Recognition, Academe
Eric Kruse
University of Minnesota
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
Walker Lee Evey
Pentagon Renovation Program
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Bill Armstrong
California Polytechnic State University
Distinguished Leadership, Student
Leandra Thompson
Washington State University
Distinguished Leadership, Student
William Reinhardt
Public Works Financing Newsletter
Distinguished Leadership, Press
Andrew G. Wright
Design-Build Magazine
Distinguished Leadership, Press
2000
Dr. Keith Molenaar
University of Colorado
Distinguished Leadership, Academe
Dr. Victor E. Sanvido
Pennsylvania State University
Special Recognition, Academe
Dr. Barbara Jackson
California Polytechnic State University
Special Recognition, Academe
Dr. Leonard D. Albano
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Special Recognition, Academe
Dr. Guillermo Salazar
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Special Recognition, Academe
Gerald Enverso
U.S. Postal Service
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
Florida Department of Transportation
Distinguished Leadership, Public Sector Owner
Dr. Michael Sullivan
University of St. Thomas
Distinguished Leadership, Private Sector Owner
Seattle. Washington, Public Utilities
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Alex Fekete
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
City of Pembroke Pines, Florida
Michael J. Courtney
Depart,emt of General Services, State of California
Special Recognition, Public Sector Owner
Virginia Tanner
Design-Build Magazine
Distinguished Leadership, Press
Craig Reiks
Commercial Building
Distinguished Leadership, Press
1999
Darrel McGehee
The Beck Group
Distinguished, Leadership
Mark Grammer
SAME
Distinguished Leadership
1998
Ralph Johnson
Turner Construction Co.
Distinguished Leadership, Special Media Award
Gordon Wright
Building Design & Construction
Distinguished Leadership, Press
1997
Jerome A. Guerra
The Zweig Letter
Distinguished Leadership, Press
Gary J. Tulacz
Engineering News-Record
Distinguished Leadership, Press
1996
The Hon. Thomas M. Davis (Virginia)
Passage of the Davis Amendment
Significant Contributions to the Design-Build Industry
Herb Schlosser
Rural Builder Magazine
Distinguished Leadership, Press
Rob McManamy
Engineering News-Record
Distinguished Leadership, Press